13 Jun 2015

Graeme Wake: maths, crime, laundry and education

From Saturday Morning, 11:08 am on 13 June 2015

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Graeme WakeGraeme Wake is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Mathematics at Massey University, and is the leader of the new Mathematics-in-Industry NZ group.

The first MINZ event, in conjunction with KiwiNet, is a collaborative approach to industry problem solving, with over one hundred mathematical scientists brainstorming real-world problems from six companies: Eyedentify, Fonterra, Compac, Fisher & Paykel, Transpower, and Livestock Improvement Corporation (29 June to 3 July).

Graeme Wake joins Kim Hill to enthuse about the potential of the project.

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